Man prefers to believe what he prefers to be true.
FRANCIS BACONHe that will not apply new remedies must expect new evils; for time is the greatest innovator.
More Francis Bacon Quotes
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It is a sad fate for a man to die too well known to everybody else, and still unknown to himself.
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Whosoever is delighted in solitude is either a wild beast or a god.
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The worst solitute is to be destitute of true friendship.
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Wonder is the seed of knowledge.
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For friends, do but look upon good books, they are true friends, that will neither flatter nor dissemble.
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Great boldness is seldom without some absurdity.
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In taking revenge, a man is but even with his enemy; but in passing it over, he is superior
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Reading maketh a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man
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If we are to achieve things never before accomplished we must employ methods never before attempted.
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Begin doing what you want to do now. We are not living in eternity. We have only this moment, sparkling like a star in our hand–and melting like a snowflake.
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The job of the artist is always to deepen the mystery.
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The best part of beauty is that which no picture can express.
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Age appears best in four things: old wood to burn, old wine to drink, old friends to trust and old authors to read.
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Silence is the virtue of fools.
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Some books should be tasted, some devoured, but only a few should be chewed and digested thoroughly.
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